India, May 18 -- Iconoclast director John Abraham's Amma Ariyan (Report to Mother/Malayalam/1986) was screened at Cannes 2026 in its new avatar, a restored 4k version, to a packed house on Sunday. It is also the only Indian feature film selected this year for the world premiere at this prestigious festival. The film was restored by Film Heritage Foundation, an organisation that has been playing a sterling role in preserving, restoring and showcasing the best of Asian film heritage. According to Gerald Duchaussoy, head of Cannes Classics, "Amma Ariyan is definitely one of the best films we have received this year. I was blown away by the intensity which spread throughout the film, the camera movements, the black and white imagery and the p...